The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown